Category Archives: Wild Horses

Will you be visiting Santa Fe, NM? There are so many amazing things to see in the city, from historical landmarks, top-notch restaurants, and an offering of art galleries that make Santa Fe one of the top art destinations in the country.

I am pleased to share that my art is represented by one of those galleries, Sorrel Sky. So when you come to our beautiful town, take a short walk just down the street from The Palace of the Governors to visit the gallery and view some of my latest works!

Texas State Historical Assoc. online store is a great place to find Rymer prints! Organized in Austin on March 2, 1897, the Texas State Historical Association is the oldest learned society in the state. When you purchase a Rymer print through TSHA, you are helping fund this organization (home to the Texas Almanac and countless other literature offerings, as well as historical maps). Right now through Dec. 10, any print purchased will also get you a free package of the new 2013 Christmas cards. Visit http://shop.tshaonline.org/Tamara-Rymer-By-Artist-Fine-Art/b/5761611011 and thank you!

Just completed, “He’s A Wild One” a 20 x 24 oil on canvas. This was really fun to paint! One of the first things I like to complete on horse paintings, are the eyes. I feel like I have to capture their personality, a bit of their soul, or I can’t complete the piece. In painting this particular work, I had the distinct pleasure of feeling like I was being stared at the whole time, by this fellow. Like he was keeping me company through the whole process. This painting is available.

Spending time looking for wild horses in New Mexico can be an interesting task. It helps to go with someone who knows their habits, but even still you may not find them. One morning, last summer after a rainfall, we ventured out to eventually locate one of the bands (herds) that we were looking for. There were about 8 in that group and headed by a magnificent stallion folks had dubbed Juan. The band had stopped at a rainwater pool. To view horses in the wild is not something easily put into words. To watch their behavior with each other is amazing as they act like a big family. These were not horses that had recently been turned loose in the desert, as some folks may think. They have been out there for years surviving on their own. Quite possibly they were descendants of escapee Indian ponies from a lifetime before, or descendants of the ponies used by Spanish explorers, no one knows with this group as know one has been able to do DNA testing on them.

Fresh Rainwater for Juan, Wild Horse of New Mexico

This is a watercolor of “Juan” and will be available in March at the Cowgirl Up! Show at the Desert Caballeros Museum.